1.

Find all points on the graph of f (x) = x3 − 3x where the tangent line is
parallel to the x-axis.

2. Find constant A; B; and C so that y = Ax3 +Bx+C satisfies the equation

y 000 + 2y 00 − 3y 0 + y = x.

3. A particle moving on the x-axis has position s(t) = t 3 − 9t 2 + 24t + 20

after an elapsed time of t seconds. Find the velocity, acceleration of the
particle at time t. What is the total distance traveled by the particle
during the first 8 seconds?

4. A spherical balloon is inflated so that its radius increases from 20 cm to

20.2 cm in 1 min. By approximately how much has its volume increased
in that minute?

5. Determine all values of x such that f (x) = (x2 − 1)/(x2 − 4) is not differ-
entiable.

6. An importer of Rwandan coffee estimates that local consumers will buy

approximately D(p) = 4374/p2 pounds of the coffee per week when the
price is p dollars per pound. It is estimated that t weeks from now,
the price of Rwandan coffee will be p(t) = 0.02t 2 + 0.01t + 6 dollars per
pound. At what rate will the weekly demand for the coffee be changing
with respect to time 10 weeks from now? Will the demand be increasing
or decreasing?

7. For which values of constants E and F is it true that

lim (x−3 sin 7x + Ex−2 + F) = −2

x→0

8. Discuss the curve y = (x2 + 2x + 4)/2x with respect to concavity, points

of inflection, local maxima and minima and asymptotes.

9. A major network is televising the launching of the rocket. At a distance

of 12000 feet from the launch site, a spectator is observing a rocket
being launched vertically. A camera tracking the liftoff of the rocket
is located at point A; where ϕ denotes the angle of elevation of the
camera at A: When the rocket is 13000 ft from the camera and this
distance is increasing at the rate of 480 ft/sec, how fast is ϕ changing?

10. A lighthouse L is located on a small island 5 km north of a point A on

a straight east-west shoreline. A cable is to be laid from L to point B on
the shoreline 10 km east of A: The cable will be laid through the water

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in a straight line from L to a point C on the shoreline between A and B,
and from there to B along the shoreline. The part of the cable lying in
the water costs 5000 dollars/km, and the part along the shoreline costs
3000 dollars/km. Where should C be chosen to minimize the total cost
of the cable?"